In addition to sending a copy to Wang Jitong, Yang Rui's telegram was also sent directly to Zhong Guanguan. Of course, because Tonghua did not have a telegram, the telegram could only be transferred to Tonghua through Fengtian's office. Wang Jitong was very surprised after reading the telegram. After reading it, he put down the telegram and bowed his head to ponder. It is undeniable that if the forest area in the Changbai Mountain area of ​​Tonghua was based on the base, then the railway was very necessary, but the amount of money for the construction of the road was quite expensive. Not to mention whether the United States should be protected after the renovation was completed, it is difficult to say whether the Qing court will agree to the approval now.

I heard that Japan and Russia were negotiating to demand that the Russian army withdraw from the Northeast in accordance with the previous treaty. However, the Russian army did not withdraw, but instead continued to increase its troops. There were all kinds of news in the newspapers. Some said that the Russian army would definitely enter the capital like the previous time, while others believed that the Russian army would withdraw from the Northeast like Japan in the 18898. What is most popular now is to encourage the court to join forces with Japan to resist Russia. The royalists of the National Federation often gathered in Zhangyuan to call on the people to write letters to the court to join forces with Japan to resist Russia.

On the day when he received the telegram, Wang Jitong went to the Instrument Museum to discuss railway matters with Yu Huizu. In the factory personnel arrangements, Yu Huizu was the factory's storefront, and he still had to come forward for such a major event as building a railway. Yu Huizu was also shocked when he saw the telegram. Even if he sold the railway, it would not be enough to repair a mile.

He took a sip of hot tea to lift his spirits, "Xiao Xu, what's wrong? This railway construction is not something that ordinary people can do. Although the coal mines make money, the money they earn is not enough. The court also asks foreigners to borrow money to build the railway for more than a thousand miles. Besides, the foreigners stay there and refuse to leave. After repairing it, wouldn't they rob it..." Yu Huizu felt too comfortable and started nagging.

Wang Jitong waited patiently for him to finish speaking and laughed: "Brother Hanzhang, you understand that you are wrong. The meaning of the end is not to build a railway company, but to start a railway company first. It is not to build a railway company now, but to start a road right after ten or eight years. Now the court is about to issue a new railway charter, saying that no matter Chinese or foreigners can run a railway company as long as they have enough capital. Now all over the country are preparing to set up railway companies, and they also have to take back the road right from foreigners. Not to mention anything else, just Shanghai and Hangzhou, did not mean that the British are also urging the British to step up the road right? If the British don't get the road right now, then the next step is to take back the road right. Brother Hanzhang, we will not grab some places now, and we will have money to repair it in the future."

Wang Jitong's words still work very well. Shanghai is the largest concession, with the number of newspapers in China. Yu Huizu has also been in Shanghai for a long time and has the habit of reading newspapers. What Wang Jitong said is true. "It turned out to be that boy. He is always smart in everything he does, and he doesn't tell me many things. Xiao Xu, what are you all busy with? I feel like you are always hiding something? And why did Xian Qian run outside the pass? The newspapers say that there is a war coming soon, so why is he going to join in the fun?"

Faced with his accusations, Wang Jitong was speechless and had to smile bitterly, "Xian Qian went there to see the coal mine. Later, he received his telegram. Seeing that the minerals were abundant there, he suggested simply building a railway. Now he just started to run the railway company first. If the court approves us, we will start to be able to get the road. This road will take several years."

Yu Huizu nodded. He understood what Wang Jitong said, "Isn't it just that you have land now? If you have money, you can repair it, and if you don't have money, you can make some money. When the transfer is made, you can still make some money. Now he has no objection to Yang Rui's plan. "Xiao Xu, Xian Qian can run a company there first. I will write the documents and send it to him later."

Wang Jitong smiled and said, "This is, this is. Mr. Zhang Si also needs to inquire about it. This railway is bound to help him."

Because of the coal mine, Yu Huizu and Mr. Zhang Si had a friendship. In addition, the salt in the chlor-alkali factory is now provided by Mr. Zhang Si, and the relationship between the two parties is very close. After Yang Rui left, Yu Huizu visited Mr. Zhang Si several times because of some things, so they were very familiar with each other. "The railway matter is also related to Mr. Zhang Si?"

"Brother Hanzhang doesn't know. Mr. Zhang Si is the teacher of the Governor Yuan of Zhili." Wang Jitong recently collected a lot of information from the Qing court and knew a lot about the relationship between the big shots. "Mr. Zhang Si was once an aide to Wu Changqing, the commander of the Huai Army. When he was in North Korea, the current Governor Yuan of Zhili had just entered the camp. Lord Wu and the Yuan family had three generations of friendship. He was especially concerned to let him study in the camp. Lord Yuan then took Mr. Zhang Si as his teacher."

Yu Huizu was also very serious when he first heard about these things, but in the end it still had nothing to do with the railway. "But Lord Yuan of Zhili doesn't care about the railway?"

Wang Jitong smiled rare, "Mr. Yuan doesn't care about railways, but the relationship between Lord Yuan and the Minister of Commerce, who is in charge of railways, Zai Zhen, is not ordinary." The relationship between the Qing court was still very complicated. It took Wang Jitong a long time to understand something. Lord Yuan, the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang, is a capable person of the Qing Dynasty. Prince Qing was coaxed by him, and he basically agreed with all requests.

"Oh! That's the case..." Yu Huizu rarely heard such a secret thing. After all, he is not a person in the officialdom. Although he has a strong look, he is just like that. "Okay, when I met Mr. Zhang Si the last time I saw him that he would come back to Shanghai this month and we will visit him tomorrow."

When they met Mr. Zhang Si the next day, they had a very harmonious conversation at first. Yu Huizu was worried that Mr. Zhang Si would say that this was too ambitious, but who knew that Mr. Zhang Si was very proud of the construction of a Chinese railway in the Northeast, which was exclusively occupied by Russia, and promised to be the first batch of fund-raising personnel of the railway company. With this statement, the two were excited. With the prestige of the top scholar, the railway was still very promising to be approved by the Qing court.

"Mr. Zhang Si has been very proud of me and his younger generations, and he can't repay me. I am so ashamed." Yu Huizu was a primary school student in front of Zhang Jian. His words were in a proper manner. He probably poured out all the goods taught by his husband when he was a child. "But now the Qing court has opened a new business department, and all railway companies have approved it before they can be handled. I just want to ask Mr. Zhang Si to introduce Mr. Yuan, Zhili on behalf of him. It is reported that Mr. Yuan and..."

Before Yu Huizu finished speaking, Mr. Zhang Si put the teacup heavily on the table. Yu Huizu's heart was shocked. He didn't know what was going on, so he looked at Wang Jitong helplessly and looked at Zhang Jian again.

Zhang Jian sighed, "Yuan Weiting is a ruthless person, so it's better not to mention it. I cut off my master-disciple relationship with him 19 years ago. Now I don't have to rely on him to build a railway. Han Zhang, Xiao Xu, you are waiting for the Instrument Hall tomorrow, and there will naturally be a way out." It seems that he was deeply stimulated by Yuan Shikai and actually made harsh words.

Yu Huizu and Wang Jitong hurriedly bid farewell and left the door. Yu Huizu breathed a long sigh, "Xiao Xu, you almost got it this time..."

Wang Jitong was also very regretful. He had not collected the information completely. He was not sure that Mr. Zhang Si and Yuan Shaokai had a grudge. He was really a mistake. "I'm really blamed me this time. I was almost kicked out of the door. Fortunately, Mr. Zhang Si was not angry. Otherwise, I really didn't know what to do about this matter."

On the afternoon of the next day, Mr. Zhang Si sent two documents, one of which was his stake in Tonghua Railway Company for 200,000 yuan, and the other was an introduction letter, with a very different style of writing, not written by Mr. Zhang Si. The recipient was Wang Xilin, and Wang Jitong had records of all the officials of the Qing court. Although he was unfamiliar, he also had records. His name was Wang Qingmu, from Chongming, Jiangsu. He was an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before, and now the left chief of the Ministry of Commerce. He was not very strong, but the key was that he was also a middle- and high-level official in the Ministry of Commerce.

The letter was not signed by Mr. Zhang Si, but Zhao Zhujun. The king of Zhao Zhu, Ji Tong, did not know him, but read the letter: "The northeast of Yundong is the place where our ancestors rest in peace, and now it was occupied by Russia, and the railway mines were seized by him. Now, people from Zhenhai, Zhejiang, such as Yu Huizu, Zhong Guanguang, etc., have made great achievements in buying property, and the novelty of MSG were also supported by him. The Ministry of Commerce also praised him. He was willing to build a railway in Tonghua, Northeast China with his talent to protect our Qing Dynasty's rights and interests..." The letter said all the good things about running a railway, but it seems that Mr. Zhao Zhujun and Lord Wang are still very familiar with each other. In this way, great things can be expected.

On the same day, before the post office closed, Wang Jitong sent the relevant documents to the Beijing office of the factory, and sent a telegram to Fengtian to inform Zhong of the tourism situation. Zhong Guanguang received a telegram from Yang Rui in Tonghua and was thinking about how to operate this matter. Local officials and gentlemen were happy to run a railway company in Tonghua. In the first thirty years, people were flocking to it now. Look at the railway companies of foreigners. They were not a big profit, but they just wanted to have a lot of money, but they were worried that there would be more railway donations and other things from now on.

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"The nephew is so terrifying, haha." After hearing Zhong's railway plan, the county magistrate Qiu did not refute anything. The more he looked at Zhong's sightseeing, the more satisfied he felt, the more he was satisfied. But his two daughters had already agreed to someone, but he didn't know who was not married among his close relatives, so he should agree to it. He stroked his long beard and the magistrate Qiu was calm and composed. "The court has determined that the business is better for commercial offices. This discussion should be the first in the world. In a few days, I will invite the county gentry to come here to discuss and prepare. The nephew is a person from other provinces. It is best for the railway company to handle it with everyone, and also provide more support. But I heard that the Minister of Commerce is Zai Zhen, the son of Prince Qing, and this person... well... well... there are many things to pay attention to. If the nephew has not opened the joints, there will be many twists and turns."

County Magistrate Qiu is a standard scholar. He speaks very squarely, but he speaks slowly when he is old. In addition, the accent of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is already soothing, which makes people feel drowsy. Zhongshui, who is sitting in the back flower hall of the county government, feels like this at this time. At this time, Zhongyuan has passed, and it is the autumnal equinox of the white dew. The weather in the forest is getting colder. After being woken up by the cold last night, he did not fall asleep anymore. Therefore, he is very tired today. In the morning, he wanted to sleep more, but the three Germans who came to explore the mines from Huzhou coal mines came to him and shouted that the fireplace was burned when the weather was cold. They were no longer sleepy when they were comforted.

"What the old man said is that since my brother instructed the students to prepare here, he expected that the court had sent someone to take care of it. The student heard that Anton was about to be designated as a trading port, but I wonder if it is trustworthy at this time?" It has been a month since Tonghua, and he has been mixed with the merchants every day, and the news of Zhong Guanyu is quite well-versed. The matter of this trading port has also been passed by everyone, and I don't know whether it is true or false, so I have this question.
Chapter completed!